Effects Of Power Ball Exercises In Addition To Routine Physical Therapy In Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Sponsor

University of Lahore (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05460026

Collaborator

(none)

100

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Anticipated Duration (Months)

11.1

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose for doing this study is to determine that whether use of Power Ball in form of resistance training will be effective in increasing grip strength in carpel tunnel syndrome patient and possible benefits of the regime as effective means of rehabilitation for wrist and hand injuries. Moreover for increasing grip strength it can be used as an adjunct for physical therapy treatment.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome	Other: Routine Physical Therapy Other: Powerball Exercises	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

100 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking Description:

The study will be single blinded in which the assessor will be unaware of the treatment intervention.

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Effects Of Power Ball Exercises In Addition To Routine Physical Therapy On Pain, Grip Strength And Functional Disability In Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Actual Study Start Date :

Dec 23, 2021

Actual Primary Completion Date :

May 23, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Sep 23, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Group A Routine physical therapy will be given to the participants of group A	Other: Routine Physical Therapy Participants will receive routine physical therapy which includes ultrasound, nerve gliding, tendon mobilization, stretching, mobility and strengthening exercises for the wrist. Each session will last for 30 minutes with 12 sessions on alternate days (3 sessions / week).
Experimental: Group B Powerball exercises with routine physical therapy will be given to the participants of group B	Other: Powerball Exercises Participants will be using the Powerball™ for 5 minutes per hand, 3 times a week along with routine physical therapy exercises.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: Group A

Routine physical therapy will be given to the participants of group A

Other: Routine Physical Therapy

Participants will receive routine physical therapy which includes ultrasound, nerve gliding, tendon mobilization, stretching, mobility and strengthening exercises for the wrist. Each session will last for 30 minutes with 12 sessions on alternate days (3 sessions / week).

Experimental: Group B

Powerball exercises with routine physical therapy will be given to the participants of group B

Other: Powerball Exercises

Participants will be using the Powerball™ for 5 minutes per hand, 3 times a week along with routine physical therapy exercises.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Pain Intensity [Change in pain will be measured at initial visit, at sixth session and at the twelfth session.]
Pain Intensity will be measured by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
Grip Strength [Change in grip strength will be measured at initial visit, at sixth session and at the twelfth session.]
Grip Strength will be measured by using handheld dynamometry (HHD)
Functional Disability [Change in functional disability will be measured at initial visit, at sixth session and at the twelfth session.]
Functional disability will be measured by Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire (BCTSQ)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

45 Years to 60 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Age group 45-60 years
Both male and female
Clinically diagnosed carpal tunnel syndrome
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome for a duration of more than 02 months
Tingling sensation and numbness over the dorsal surface of thumb, index, middle, and lateral 1/3rd of ring fingers
Positive Tinel's sign
Positive Phalen's Maneuver

Exclusion Criteria:

Any previous trauma, fracture, subluxation, dislocation, surgery or bony abnormalities around wrist joint in the past 5 years.
Symptomatic Arthritis of wrist joint
Cervical radiculopathy
Corticosteroid injection within 3 months

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	The University of Lahore	Lahore	Punjab	Pakistan	54000

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Lahore

Investigators

Study Director: Ashfaq Ahmed, PhD, The University of Lahore

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Ayesha Jamil, Assistant Professor, University of Lahore

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05460026

Other Study ID Numbers:

Muhammad Jahanzaib Rasool

First Posted:

Jul 15, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Jul 19, 2022

Last Verified:

Jul 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Yes

Plan to Share IPD:

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Ayesha Jamil, Assistant Professor, University of Lahore

Physical therapy

Median Neuropathy

Power Ball Exercise

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Syndrome

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jul 19, 2022